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I thought I'd go through it frame by frame to see what's happening. Keep in mind that the trailer runs at 30 fps and I currently have not found a 60 fps version and doubt it exists. It should be noted that as a pre-alpha build all content is not in the game and the title is subject to change from this depiction. Additionally, I would expect the movesets to be similar to previous versions as it's easier to use those motions for a trailer than to develop new content. In my experience, these trailers typically show off content as it was a month or two months prior. However, here are my thoughts about the trailer and my findings from it as well:
The trailer opens with a nighttime city and a construction building's rooftop. Apparently looks just as dark and gritty as DOA3. I personally like.
0:09:00 - Hayabusa appears followed by Hayate who apparently has received a haircut and looks more mature (Link)
0:15:00 - Match starts and both men begin freestepping
0:16:00 - Hayabusa does his
which stuns Hayate instead of Hayate evading it. In the previous entries, even DOA3, this would have hit a freestepping opponent as FSD only applies to the initial step.
0:17:00 - Hayabusa does his continuing stun
0:18:01 - Hayabusa does his slide kick (forget the notation) and Hayate breaks out of the stun with a low defensive hold (Link) There was one frame of animation before this hold
0:18:07 - Hayate's low defensive hold connects with Hayabusa's slide kick (on the eighth frame)
0:20:00 - Hayabusa techs up and as it's consistent in Team NINJA trailers, there is never any show of the wake-up kicks
0:20:01 - Hayate connects with which puts Haybusa in the head reeling stun (DOA3 Hayate's )
0:20:24 - Hayate connects with continuing stun into a lift stun
0:21:12 - Hayate attempts his DOA3 (I know this was in DOA4 but i forget the notation) but Haybusa initiates a high defensive hold into Izuna Otoshi.
0:25:27 - Hayabusa does through a crossbeam into a back teching Hayate
0:26:20 - Hayate is knocked into some trashcans/wall and bounces off to the side back in okizeme
0:28:14 - Hayabusa connects with his Ninpo Punch attack to a guarding Hayate who is then guard broken but comes out of guard break before Hayabusa has fully animated back to neutral.
0:30:02 - Hayate connects with an instant stunning followed by a second attack in the string that causes knockback. Either it's an alternate to his or it's been replaced, probably or something. Hayabusa gets knocked into the wall but again just bounces off (similar to DOA2 getting knocked into the wall at the side causing half-wall damage I guess) (Link)
0:31:01 - Hayabusa attempts to throw after teching up but is hit by Hayate's
0:31:25 - While still stunned, Hayabusa is hit by Hayate's
0:32:16 - Hayabusa is knocked into the generator wall and a small cutscene appears blowing Hayabusa back to the center of the ring.
0:35:15 - Hayate's is blocked by Hayabusa
0:36:29 - Hayabusa's connects on Hayate who immediately techs to the background without staying in grounded state.
0:38:21 - Hayabusa begins a jab string which whiffs on Hayate's DOA4. Hayabusa's second attack in the string tracks to Hayate before being counter hit.
0:39:13 - Hayate's causes a sitdown stun on Hayabusa which Hayate follows up with his . Note that the didn't launch, it is unknown if Hayabusa escaped stun in time or if the move just doesn't launch on early threshold.
0:41:06 - Hayabusa does a quick recover to the foreground (DOA4 ground game :-/)
0:42:12 - Hayabusa does his hadouken attack (? or ?) but Hayate's evades it. Don't know if this is a smaller hitbox on Hayabusa or Hayate just has a smaller hurt box on his attack.
0:43:12 - Hayabusa attempts throwin Hayate who does a DOA3 sidestep attack which causes ground bounce. and combos into a new string that forces Hayabusa on the ground.
0:45:25 - Hayabusa techs up while Hayate performs a ninja technique charge.
0:46:13 - Hayabusa goes into ninpo stance while Hayate connects his technique giving him a canned animation cutscene, knocking Hayabusa out of the ring where he's holding onto the edge.
The trailer ends there.
So what do you think? Same 'ol engine, or does it look like some promise?
I thought I'd go through it frame by frame to see what's happening. Keep in mind that the trailer runs at 30 fps and I currently have not found a 60 fps version and doubt it exists. It should be noted that as a pre-alpha build all content is not in the game and the title is subject to change from this depiction. Additionally, I would expect the movesets to be similar to previous versions as it's easier to use those motions for a trailer than to develop new content. In my experience, these trailers typically show off content as it was a month or two months prior. However, here are my thoughts about the trailer and my findings from it as well:
The trailer opens with a nighttime city and a construction building's rooftop. Apparently looks just as dark and gritty as DOA3. I personally like.
0:09:00 - Hayabusa appears followed by Hayate who apparently has received a haircut and looks more mature (Link)
0:15:00 - Match starts and both men begin freestepping
0:16:00 - Hayabusa does his
which stuns Hayate instead of Hayate evading it. In the previous entries, even DOA3, this would have hit a freestepping opponent as FSD only applies to the initial step.0:17:00 - Hayabusa does his
continuing stun0:18:01 - Hayabusa does his slide kick (forget the notation) and Hayate breaks out of the stun with a low defensive hold (Link) There was one frame of animation before this hold
0:18:07 - Hayate's low defensive hold connects with Hayabusa's slide kick (on the eighth frame)
0:20:00 - Hayabusa techs up and as it's consistent in Team NINJA trailers, there is never any show of the wake-up kicks
0:20:01 - Hayate connects with
which puts Haybusa in the head reeling stun (DOA3 Hayate's )0:20:24 - Hayate connects with
continuing stun into a lift stun0:21:12 - Hayate attempts his DOA3
(I know this was in DOA4 but i forget the notation) but Haybusa initiates a high defensive hold into Izuna Otoshi.0:25:27 - Hayabusa does
through a crossbeam into a back teching Hayate0:26:20 - Hayate is knocked into some trashcans/wall and bounces off to the side back in okizeme
0:28:14 - Hayabusa connects with his Ninpo Punch attack to a guarding Hayate who is then guard broken but comes out of guard break before Hayabusa has fully animated back to neutral.
0:30:02 - Hayate connects with an instant stunning
followed by a second attack in the string that causes knockback. Either it's an alternate to his or it's been replaced, probably or something. Hayabusa gets knocked into the wall but again just bounces off (similar to DOA2 getting knocked into the wall at the side causing half-wall damage I guess) (Link)0:31:01 - Hayabusa attempts to throw after teching up but is hit by Hayate's
0:31:25 - While still stunned, Hayabusa is hit by Hayate's
0:32:16 - Hayabusa is knocked into the generator wall and a small cutscene appears blowing Hayabusa back to the center of the ring.
0:35:15 - Hayate's
is blocked by Hayabusa0:36:29 - Hayabusa's
connects on Hayate who immediately techs to the background without staying in grounded state.0:38:21 - Hayabusa begins a jab string which whiffs on Hayate's DOA4
. Hayabusa's second attack in the string tracks to Hayate before being counter hit.0:39:13 - Hayate's
causes a sitdown stun on Hayabusa which Hayate follows up with his . Note that the didn't launch, it is unknown if Hayabusa escaped stun in time or if the move just doesn't launch on early threshold.0:41:06 - Hayabusa does a quick recover to the foreground (DOA4 ground game :-/)
0:42:12 - Hayabusa does his hadouken attack (
? or ?) but Hayate's evades it. Don't know if this is a smaller hitbox on Hayabusa or Hayate just has a smaller hurt box on his attack.0:43:12 - Hayabusa attempts throwin Hayate who does a DOA3
sidestep attack which causes ground bounce. and combos into a new string that forces Hayabusa on the ground.0:45:25 - Hayabusa techs up while Hayate performs a ninja technique charge.
0:46:13 - Hayabusa goes into ninpo stance while Hayate connects his technique giving him a canned animation cutscene, knocking Hayabusa out of the ring where he's holding onto the edge.
The trailer ends there.
So what do you think? Same 'ol engine, or does it look like some promise?
